Armed robber steals drugs from Lower Sackville pharmacy

Lower Sackville, NS - RCMP are investigating an armed robbery that took place Monday evening at a pharmacy in Lower Sackville.

Around 6:30 p.m. a man entered a pharmacy on Cobequid Road, passed a note to the pharmacist asking for narcotics, and showed he had a handgun tucked into the waistband of his pants. After the pharmacist handed him drugs he ran from the store and got into a mid-size black car.

The suspect is described as a white man in his thirties, about six-feet tall with a slim build. He had scruffy facial hair, a reddish complexion with acne, and thick, dark hair. He was wearing a grey rain jacket and brown pants.

There were five other staff members behind the pharmacy counter at the time of the robbery but no one was hurt.